"NATO released satellite photographs on Thursday showing
Russian military equipment, including fighter jets and tanks, that it
described as part of a deployment of as many as 40,000 troops near
the border with Ukraine," said The Times.

Images "offered some of the first documentary evidence of a
military buildup that the West says Russia could use to invade
Ukraine at any moment."

"Pull back your troops…For the first time (since) the Cold
War ended, we see one state trying to grab a part of another's
territory at gunpoint."

"We have seen the satellite images, day after day. Russia is
stirring up ethnic tensions in eastern Ukraine and provoking unrest.
And Russia is using its military might to dictate that Ukraine should
become a federal, neutral state."

Fact check

Russia supports peace and stability. It respects nation-state
sovereign independence. It affirms rule of law principles. Its
actions back up its words.

US-led NATO aggression was conveniently forgotten. Raping
Yugoslavia was ignored. So was ravaging and destroying Afghanistan,
Iraq and Libya.

NATO EU nations and Turkey partner in Obama's war on Syria. What's
next remains to be seen.

NATO is an aggressor. It's a killing machine. It threatens world
peace. Don't expect Rasmussen to explain.

US-led NATO forces are deployed in Eastern Europe.
Perhaps more are coming. On April 10, Stars and Stripes (S&S)
headlined
"NATO to focus on reassuring allies worried about Ukraine,"
saying:

"NATO's next move in response to the crisis in Ukraine is
likely to be more of the same: more NATO fighters patrolling over the
Baltics, more rotations of warships into the Black Sea and more
surveillance of Russian movements around Ukraine."

NATO aims to boost its presence Eastern European countries close
to Russia. According to its commander/US European Command head
General Philip Breedlove:

"Essentially, what we are looking at is a package of land,
air and maritime measures that would build assurance for our
easternmost allies."

"I'm tasked to deliver this by next week. I fully intend to
deliver it early."

Texas-based 1st Cavalry Division forces are part of NATO's
Reaction Force. They're ready to be deployed to Eastern Europe.

Other alliance options include "deployment of aircraft to
guard NATO airspace that borders Russia as well as planes capable of
striking against ground forces," said S&S.

"A more prominent naval presence in the Baltic and Black seas
could also be an option for the alliance."

S&S cited former NATO commander Admiral James Stavridis.
Likely alliance actions include deploying aircraft, ships and troops
in Eastern Europe. Especially in the Baltics and Poland, he said.

Expect more support for Ukraine's military. It'll take various
forms. Included will be weapons and munitions transfers, training,
intelligence sharing and more.

Washington may enhance its Eastern European force level in
response to regional conditions, said Stavridis.

"I would guess the entire drawdown is being re-evaluated, and
we may end up with three or even four combat brigades back in Europe,
as well as restoration of the combat aircraft cuts of recent years,"
he added.

US European Command and US authorities are likely "to look
seriously at the US ground and air footprint. Assuming decisions by
the end of the year, effects would begin to be felt in 2015."

"(W)e certainly look to be heading into a very frosty
(posture) in the years ahead."